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- Wed May 01, 2013 9:00 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
- Replies: 180
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Re: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
That map is a brilliant photo, Marek. It's just exactly what I wanted to get this spring but the last two weekends have been write-offs because of the weather and this weekend is looking poor too. You're lucky to see maps commonly - they're not at all common here. It wasn't me you saw, I should add...
- Wed May 01, 2013 6:13 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
- Replies: 180
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Re: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
Humorously, I found two Large Tortoiseshells having territory right in my back garden. One of them hell of a butterfly, having wingspan up to 8 cm (photo). Yesterday I finally achieved a solid shot of a fresh Map (see that fantastic unblemished shades of blue on the rear wings). Can't imagine I woul...
- Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:22 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
- Replies: 180
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Re: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
Czech nature is waking up fast. How could it not be - it's up to 25 C everyday. As always, photos might have been better, maybe saving #3 (just hatched Celastrina argiolus). I've seen around a dozen of Large Tortoiseshells this Spring but the only Camberwell Beauty - that rare they are here outside ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:15 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
- Replies: 180
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Re: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
I continued observing the site seeing a fresh Camberwell Beauty just the day after - but only one shy individual. Large Tortoiseshells prepared me a different scenario, being reasonably common at the site but still a hard targets. I made a dosens of shots I mostly considered as crap, though. I'd lik...
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:47 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
- Replies: 180
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Re: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
I've seen first butterfly in April 14 and today they're already flying in solid numbers. Commas tend to sit on various 'bokeh-friendly' spots so I shoot them and not the others. (3) (4) Of course I'm heavily looking for either Large Tortoiseshells or Camberwell Beauties. Today I discovered an excell...
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:59 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
- Replies: 180
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Re: Marek (The Annoying Czech)
Hi Brits :D I'm quite happily employed very close to Hyundai car production, for money you'd probably never work for, but I still do have enough money to cover the whole 2013 butterfly season and even to purchase some equipment. I bought erebia.cz domain for the future and created a Deviant Art gall...
- Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:55 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1691
Re: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
David, I was just riding in a heavy snow-storm from work, barely seeing where the road actually goes.
So you must be either a gifted provocateur or reading low-class weather forecasts![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
I'm so much looking forward to have the book at home anyway.
So you must be either a gifted provocateur or reading low-class weather forecasts
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
I'm so much looking forward to have the book at home anyway.
- Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:46 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1691
Re: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
I just bought Lafranchis in some British e-shop, thanks for advices.
What a good read for my endless night shifts.
What a good read for my endless night shifts.
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:59 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: February 2013
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2951
Re: February 2013
Situation in Central Europe: very usual. Either freezing or snowing, sometimes snow with the rain. Went to work for 8 hours today and found my car almost disappeared under that white crap. After some time of swearing and raking the snow off, I finally found some windscreens... No Red Admirals to be ...
- Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:14 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1691
Re: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
I'm going to buy Lafranchis next week. The thing is, I'm not too much interested in identification keys. I just want to learn more about European distribution of species outside CZE, as well as read more about species not actually present here.This is what I'm looking for. If that's the case, Marek...
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:46 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1691
Re: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
I'm going to buy Lafranchis next week.
The thing is, I'm not too much interested in identification keys. I just want to learn more about European distribution of species outside CZE, as well as read more about species not actually present here.This is what I'm looking for.
The thing is, I'm not too much interested in identification keys. I just want to learn more about European distribution of species outside CZE, as well as read more about species not actually present here.This is what I'm looking for.
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:40 pm
- Forum: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
- Topic: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2012
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2293
Re: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 201
No particularly favourite photo, but some solid... Like this one...
The species was dominant at the site, flying both in slope extensive pastures and alluvial meadows (and really small peat bogs)
The species was dominant at the site, flying both in slope extensive pastures and alluvial meadows (and really small peat bogs)
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:37 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1691
Re: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
David, thanks to Pete you don't need to any more. In fact, there will be an updated version of the book now in 2013, I was lucky to contribute by the dates. Who's the friend of yours? :D I clearly see it'll be better for me to order things abroad, probably en masse . Thanks again. Here you have anot...
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:09 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1691
Re: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
Thanks for the great response (and scans full of... wacky paranormal conincidences!) David, please, would you be so kind to make a random page photo of Collins Butterfly Guide (Tolman & Lewington) Just for the comparison. My favourite and most beloved butterfly books so far: http://www.lepidopte...
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:10 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1691
Lafranchis' Butterflies or Europe
The question is: to buy or not to buy? I've heard it's a classic (for photographers). Why? What's the strongest part? Who of you owns the book? Would be sb. so kind and scan for me 1-2 pages representing style how the book is made? It costs a lot of money here. So I'm asking in advance. DANKE :twist...
- Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:56 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Nice Large Copper article
- Replies: 6
- Views: 568
Re: Nice Large Copper article
It's basically ubiquist. Just as phlaeas, similarly sparse but in many places. Dispar's far more predictible (is that a word? :D), since males tend to inherit the same territories. Sometimes it's really like a copypaste of the previous year... So one can be sure to meet them in the right time/place....
- Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:37 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Nice Large Copper article
- Replies: 6
- Views: 568
Re: Nice Large Copper article
You Brits are really obsessed with dispars, don't you.
Have I already told you I have dispar biotope right behind the house?![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
(I just have to be really annoying from time to time.
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Have I already told you I have dispar biotope right behind the house?
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
(I just have to be really annoying from time to time.
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:07 am
- Forum: Comma
- Topic: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2012
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3375
Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2012
Since it's a good target, I met and shot many Commas of very different colours and shades. But I only like this one from Sep 4th. Nigel, good to hear you at least bone up on a bit for such a cool photo :D Agree with David, Commas I know tend to inherit not only the biotopes, but also a certain trees...
- Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:04 pm
- Forum: Brown Argus
- Topic: Brown Argus - Favourite Photo of 2012
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3239
Re: Brown Argus - Favourite Photo of 2012
My favourite Brown Argus was taken at Losový , August 15, a site known for strong populations of arion , niobe , bellargus and up to 100 other species. I made a new discovery here that day - Plebeius argyrognomon (after genitalization). As always, can't decide which photo I'll keep. As Judas Priest ...
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:04 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Padfield
- Replies: 4399
- Views: 1138974
Re: Padfield
Some lucky dreamer you are, I myself can't remember dreaming about butterflies recently, except hunting a first Spring butterflies which was, I don't know why, Easter Short-tailed Blue . My other dreams are rather macabre, hitting some spooky creatures with car in the night woods, being an arson and...